Pocket Falls is a 20-foot waterfall on Pocket Branch in Walker County, Georgia, in the Southwestern Appalachians region. It lies about 5.3 miles west of LaFayette and roughly 23.5 miles south of Chattanooga as the crow flies.
At 20 feet it is on the modest side for Georgia, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 44.5 feet; it ranks 62nd of 80.
The Southwestern Appalachians are the Cumberland Plateau and its escarpments, a sandstone tableland covered in oak and mixed mesophytic forest and cut by deep gorges. Creeks pour off the plateau rim over sandstone caprock into gorges, creating many tall, dramatic falls.
Walker County holds 13 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Pigeon Falls, is under a mile away. Upper Pigeon Falls, a horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Waterfall Branch Falls, is about 1.5 miles away.
Pocket Falls is located at 34.7092° N, 85.3755° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.